NEW YORK
Gazzetta del Sud
New York, February 21 – Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who will vote in the upcoming papal conclave, has been questioned by prosecutors about sex-abuse cases against Roman Catholic priests, a spokesman for the New York diocese has confirmed. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee, which Dolan led from 2002 until 2009, faces allegations from hundreds of people and has said it is going broke due to some $9 million in legal fees. He is the second American cardinal to be asked by prosecutors about sex-abuse cases in the weeks leading up to the conclave to elect a new pope, which will commence soon after Benedict XVI formally resigns on February 28.
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